Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

I was talking to the assistant pro at our place yesterday and asked him if they sold many Mizuno iron sets. To which he replied no as they were too pricey and other manufacturers were more competable.Have any other peolpe come across this? Personally I think you pay for quality.

Re: Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

Mizuno are fairly mid way in the price scale if you are looking at like for like (e.g. Forged vs Forged).

Cast irons are cheaper to produce so some manufacturers can look cheaper across their range because their range is virtually all cast clubs.

The other thing is how much stock there is of old models. If you are willing to buy clubs "off the rack" and you don't care about latest models. In discount stores you will find really low prices of older model clubs (still new). More often than not these will not be Mizuno who don't seem to get stockpiled in this way.

Re: Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

Mizuno might be slightly more expensive than some other brands, but you pay for the quality of the clubs. When you compare their cast clubs to other brands there isn't much of a difference and again when you compare there forged irons to Titleist who seem to be the main competitor in terms of quality.

The idea of cost is a strange one though. I'm sure that same pro is flogging TM and Callaway drivers at £300 without much of a problem. Some people seem to be happy spending big on one club but the idea of spending a bit extra on irons scares them.

Re: Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

The issue is not so much the cost to the customer, as this is comparable with other irons on the market... The issue is that the margins on Mizuno irons are tighter which is why the retailers don't push them as much.

They can make up to three times the profit on TM and Callaway than they can on Mizuno.

So the fact that most retailers really push other brands is not because these other brands are better, but there is more money in it for them!

It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. - Arnold Toynbee

Re: Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

I think mizuno mp53's were good value for money. A forged set that I paid £540 for. The comparable titleist ap2 were more expensive and as for a set of callaways that were close to a grand I would put my mizunos as a good price for a good product.

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Re: Mizuno Irons-Value for money?

What we in the UK have to remember is that importing Mizuno clubs is an expensive business nowadays. The £ isn't as strong as it once was and exchange rates have affected import and the retail cost of the club.